Aw, you guys are too kind!
Just about everything I know about ship models, how to build them, how to paint them, how to rig them...has all been learned from those among you who have shared your knowledge, and I thank you all. What I've done with that knowledge is taken the aspects that I appreciate most, and developed a style of my own, an amalgamation which I consider (at least partly) a tribute to those whose skills I respect. 4 years have passed since I first decided to buy a plastic model ship, and though the time has gone by quickly, I've learned a ton with every new project!
mkotik, I can't really give much advice about which paints to use....I apply almost entirely in acrylic. I use Testors Model Master Acrylics, but I also use Tamiya for certain colors. I believe Testors now *owns* the old Humrol colors (or maybe it's Polly S?)...anyway, I bet Testors has some nice paints in the enamel line.
Just to clarify, one of the reasons I use acrylic base coats for my models (aside from acrylics being generally easier to use and less messy, smelly, etc.) is because I use the artist oil colors for weathering, darkening, and washing. By using an acrylic basecoat, I don't have to worry about my weathering coats (oil based) reacting with and fouling the acrylic.
Again, thanks for following along!
Dave
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Current Project: Imai/ERTL Spanish Galleon #2
Recently Finished: Revell 1/96 Cutty Sark
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